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  • Bug fixes for general core bugs in 4.3.x will end 7 October 2024 (12 months).
  • Bug fixes for security issues in 4.3.x will end 21 April 2025 (18 months).
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  16  
  17  /**
  18   * Field controller abstract class
  19   *
  20   * @package   core_customfield
  21   * @copyright 2018 Toni Barbera <toni@moodle.com>
  22   * @license   http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  23   */
  24  
  25  namespace core_customfield;
  26  
  27  defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
  28  
  29  /**
  30   * Base class for custom fields controllers
  31   *
  32   * This class is a wrapper around the persistent field class that allows to define the field
  33   * configuration
  34   *
  35   * Custom field plugins must define a class
  36   * \{pluginname}\field_controller extends \core_customfield\field_controller
  37   *
  38   * @package core_customfield
  39   * @copyright 2018 Toni Barbera <toni@moodle.com>
  40   * @license   http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  41   */
  42  abstract class field_controller {
  43  
  44      /**
  45       * Field persistent class
  46       *
  47       * @var field
  48       */
  49      protected $field;
  50  
  51      /**
  52       * Category of the field.
  53       *
  54       * @var category_controller
  55       */
  56      protected $category;
  57  
  58      /**
  59       * Constructor.
  60       *
  61       * @param int $id
  62       * @param \stdClass|null $record
  63       */
  64      public function __construct(int $id = 0, \stdClass $record = null) {
  65          $this->field = new field($id, $record);
  66      }
  67  
  68      /**
  69       * Creates an instance of field_controller
  70       *
  71       * Parameters $id, $record and $category can complement each other but not conflict.
  72       * If $id is not specified, categoryid must be present either in $record or in $category.
  73       * If $id is not specified, type must be present in $record
  74       *
  75       * No DB queries are performed if both $record and $category are specified.
  76       *
  77       * @param int $id
  78       * @param \stdClass|null $record
  79       * @param category_controller|null $category
  80       * @return field_controller will return the instance of the class from the customfield element plugin
  81       * @throws \coding_exception
  82       * @throws \moodle_exception
  83       */
  84      public static function create(int $id, \stdClass $record = null, category_controller $category = null) : field_controller {
  85          global $DB;
  86          if ($id && $record) {
  87              // This warning really should be in persistent as well.
  88              debugging('Too many parameters, either id need to be specified or a record, but not both.',
  89                  DEBUG_DEVELOPER);
  90          }
  91          if ($id) {
  92              if (!$record = $DB->get_record(field::TABLE, array('id' => $id), '*', IGNORE_MISSING)) {
  93                  throw new \moodle_exception('fieldnotfound', 'core_customfield');
  94              }
  95          }
  96  
  97          if (empty($record->categoryid)) {
  98              if (!$category) {
  99                  throw new \coding_exception('Not enough parameters to initialise field_controller - unknown category');
 100              } else {
 101                  $record->categoryid = $category->get('id');
 102              }
 103          }
 104          if (empty($record->type)) {
 105              throw new \coding_exception('Not enough parameters to initialise field_controller - unknown field type');
 106          }
 107  
 108          $type = $record->type;
 109          if (!$category) {
 110              $category = category_controller::create($record->categoryid);
 111          }
 112          if ($category->get('id') != $record->categoryid) {
 113              throw new \coding_exception('Category of the field does not match category from the parameter');
 114          }
 115  
 116          $customfieldtype = "\\customfield_{$type}\\field_controller";
 117          if (!class_exists($customfieldtype) || !is_subclass_of($customfieldtype, self::class)) {
 118              throw new \moodle_exception('errorfieldtypenotfound', 'core_customfield', '', s($type));
 119          }
 120          $fieldcontroller = new $customfieldtype(0, $record);
 121          $fieldcontroller->category = $category;
 122          $category->add_field($fieldcontroller);
 123          return $fieldcontroller;
 124      }
 125  
 126      /**
 127       * Perform pre-processing of field values, for example those that originate from an external source (e.g. upload course tool)
 128       *
 129       * Override in plugin classes as necessary
 130       *
 131       * @param string $value
 132       * @return mixed
 133       */
 134      public function parse_value(string $value) {
 135          return $value;
 136      }
 137  
 138      /**
 139       * Validate the data on the field configuration form
 140       *
 141       * Plugins can override it
 142       *
 143       * @param array $data from the add/edit profile field form
 144       * @param array $files
 145       * @return array associative array of error messages
 146       */
 147      public function config_form_validation(array $data, $files = array()) : array {
 148          return array();
 149      }
 150  
 151  
 152      /**
 153       * Persistent getter parser.
 154       *
 155       * @param string $property
 156       * @return mixed
 157       */
 158      final public function get(string $property) {
 159          return $this->field->get($property);
 160      }
 161  
 162      /**
 163       * Persistent setter parser.
 164       *
 165       * @param string $property
 166       * @param mixed $value
 167       * @return field
 168       */
 169      final public function set($property, $value) {
 170          return $this->field->set($property, $value);
 171      }
 172  
 173      /**
 174       * Delete a field and all associated data
 175       *
 176       * Plugins may override it if it is necessary to delete related data (such as files)
 177       *
 178       * Not that the delete() method from data_controller is not called here.
 179       *
 180       * @return bool
 181       */
 182      public function delete() : bool {
 183          global $DB;
 184          $DB->delete_records('customfield_data', ['fieldid' => $this->get('id')]);
 185          return $this->field->delete();
 186      }
 187  
 188      /**
 189       * Save or update the persistent class to database.
 190       *
 191       * @return void
 192       */
 193      public function save() {
 194          $this->field->save();
 195      }
 196  
 197      /**
 198       * Persistent to_record parser.
 199       *
 200       * @return \stdClass
 201       */
 202      final public function to_record() {
 203          return $this->field->to_record();
 204      }
 205  
 206      /**
 207       * Get the category associated with this field
 208       *
 209       * @return category_controller
 210       */
 211      public final function get_category() : category_controller {
 212          return $this->category;
 213      }
 214  
 215      /**
 216       * Get configdata property.
 217       *
 218       * @param string $property name of the property
 219       * @return mixed
 220       */
 221      public function get_configdata_property(string $property) {
 222          $configdata = $this->field->get('configdata');
 223          if (!isset($configdata[$property])) {
 224              return null;
 225          }
 226          return $configdata[$property];
 227      }
 228  
 229      /**
 230       * Returns a handler for this field
 231       *
 232       * @return handler
 233       */
 234      public final function get_handler() : handler {
 235          return $this->get_category()->get_handler();
 236      }
 237  
 238      /**
 239       * Prepare the field data to set in the configuration form
 240       *
 241       * Plugin can override if some preprocessing required for editor or filemanager fields
 242       *
 243       * @param \stdClass $formdata
 244       */
 245      public function prepare_for_config_form(\stdClass $formdata) {
 246      }
 247  
 248      /**
 249       * Add specific settings to the field configuration form, for example "default value"
 250       *
 251       * @param \MoodleQuickForm $mform
 252       */
 253      public abstract function config_form_definition(\MoodleQuickForm $mform);
 254  
 255      /**
 256       * Returns the field name formatted according to configuration context.
 257       *
 258       * @return string
 259       */
 260      public function get_formatted_name() : string {
 261          $context = $this->get_handler()->get_configuration_context();
 262          return format_string($this->get('name'), true, ['context' => $context]);
 263      }
 264  
 265      /**
 266       * Does this custom field type support being used as part of the block_myoverview
 267       * custom field grouping?
 268       * @return bool
 269       */
 270      public function supports_course_grouping(): bool {
 271          return false;
 272      }
 273  
 274      /**
 275       * If this field supports course filtering, then this function needs overriding to
 276       * return the formatted values for this.
 277       * @param array $values the used values that need grouping
 278       * @return array
 279       */
 280      public function course_grouping_format_values($values): array {
 281          return [];
 282      }
 283  }